Best Shooter Games
1,616 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ultrakill
Released: Sep 3, 2020
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100 • 96 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Ultrakill is a fast-paced ultraviolent retro FPS combining the skill-based scoring from character action games with unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the 90's.
Just Cause 2
Released: Mar 23, 2010
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
In a lawless open-world paradise, use whatever means necessary to achieve your objective.
Splatoon
Released: May 28, 2015
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Splatoon is primarily a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in 4-vs-4 matches, although the game also features a single-player campaign.
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Released: Mar 24, 2015
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a compilation of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Cannon Fodder
Released: Jan 9, 1993
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100 • 64 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Strategy
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, BlackBerry OS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Cannon Fodder is an action-strategy shoot 'em up game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive.
Elite: Dangerous
Released: Dec 16, 2014
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The next game in the Elite series - an amazing space epic with stunning visuals, incredible gameplay, breath-taking scope and award-winning sound.
PixelJunk Shooter
Released: Dec 10, 2009
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
In PixelJunk Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground.
F.E.A.R.
Released: Oct 17, 2005
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"F.E.A.R." (First Encounter Assault Recon) is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter game released in 2005, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment.
Valfaris
Released: Oct 9, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell.
Alan Wake: The Writer
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The Writer is the final episodic chapter of DLC for Alan Wake, Remedy and Microsoft's harrowing horror action game.
Risk of Rain
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Released: Apr 13, 2010
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Experience an unparalleled level of action as you navigate the world of Sam Fisher.
The Darkness
Released: Jun 25, 2007
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Darkness features a distinct blend of dark modern crime drama and supernatural horror with intense first person non-linear gameplay.
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Released: Oct 29, 2009
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is an arcade style rail shooter that allows for a range of movement around the immediate level as the player is funneled along their path.
River Raid
Released: Dec 1, 1982
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Intellivision, PC (Microsoft Windows), Atari 5200, DOS, Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device, MSX
Game modes: Single player
Mission: Code Name River Raid.
Ace Combat 2
Released: May 30, 1997
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Simulator
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Ace Combat 2 serves as the follow-up to Namco's Air Combat, a combat flight simulator for the PlayStation.
Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues
Released: Jul 18, 2011
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The residents of the Mojave have long assumed the trackless wastes of the ‘Big Empty’ are a no-man's-land, a desolate stretch where no living thing can survive.
Neon Abyss
Released: Jul 13, 2020
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelike action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss as part of the Hades formed ‘Grim Squad’.
Tormented Souls
Released: Aug 27, 2021
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Classic survival horror is back!
Gray Zone Warfare
Released: Apr 30, 2024
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 37 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Released: Apr 7, 2009
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a new, action stealth first person shooter set in the rich, futuristic, sci-fi world of the Riddick film saga.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Released: Nov 15, 2011
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a spectacular remastered version of the original game, created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of the most beloved first-person shooters in gaming history.
SuperHot
Released: Feb 25, 2016
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Released: Apr 30, 2013
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
There’s only one force powerful enough to stop an army of rampaging killer cyborgs, mutated scientists, metal sharks and vicious Blood Dragons that shoot lasers from their eyes – that force is you.
Killzone 3
Released: Feb 22, 2011
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Killzone 3 is the fourth game in the Killzone franchise.